The way software is developed is changing rapidly due to the general availability of generative AI tools. As a result, the software engineering education that is part of every computer science program needs to change. Especially in software engineering courses, such AI tools need to be used and practiced in a meaningful and useful way. The programming project is one such course at our university, and the curriculum will be expanded accordingly in the future. In this paper we describe our approach and a user study among the participants of the last programming project, in which we collected experiences with the use of current AI tools, in particular highlighting their usefulness and limitations. Our study focuses on identifying which aspects of the course students used AI tools for, evaluating successful applications, and uncovering remaining challenges.      «

The way software is developed is changing rapidly due to the general availability of generative AI tools. As a result, the software engineering education that is part of every computer science program needs to change. Especially in software engineering courses, such AI tools need to be used and practiced in a meaningful and useful way. The programming project is one such course at our university, and the curriculum will be expanded accordingly in the future. In this paper we describe our approac...     »